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cheering

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noun

cheering

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verb

present participle of cheer
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheering
Adjective
  • This optimism is encouraging but is tempered by a consensus that to deliver on its transformational potential, AI must be implemented in a responsible and thoughtful manner – 97.5% of executives believe that responsible AI safeguards and guardrails for governing AI must be in place.
    Randy Bean, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • For this sector, White House statements have been encouraging.
    Lydia DePillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Plant was putting them through a cheerful endurance test, but the filmmakers were used to the hunt.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Available in both a cheerful yellow daffodil and a muted pastel lavender, this handbag can add a vibrant statement to your outfit or a subtle pop of color.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Before a single award is handed out, before the speeches, the standing ovations, and the red carpet dissection, a quieter tradition unfolds - the arrival of the Oscars swag bag.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Then the Pittsburgh Penguins legend received a long, thunderous ovation on the ice before the opening puck drop that wowed the superstars playing in this contest.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Join us in applauding this young hero.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Jeff Bezos is applauding his fiancée Lauren Sánchez for her eventful year!
    Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • It’s designed to work with makeup to prep skin first and keep peepers looking fresh and bright all day long, plus has a brightening effect to visibly reduces dark circles over time.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • On March 1, Mercury is shining at a very bright magnitude of –1.0.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The dissolve to a commercial break a moment later was silent, with no applause; the discourse the following week was predictably berserk.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Jamie’s lieutenant Bixby eventually reaches the church, assuring Claire that Jamie is bound to come any minute.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The city's Superdome is also set to host the NFL Super Bowl next month, and the NFL issued a statement offering support to the victims and those affected, while also assuring that the event will be safe.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Parthenope is inscrutable yet expressive, insolent yet heroic, magnetic yet unattainable, loving yet selfish.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • For my entire life, the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome has been Morris Chestnut, an actor who looks as if he was sculpted from marble by the hands of a loving and generous god.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Cheering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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